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I don't know if this will work. I finished the Raven canoe and took it out for a short paddle. It is a lot more responsive then the Wabnaki I made. It has lots of room for plenty of gear. I took it the local lake that has been drawn down to winter pool, so it's not a very scenic area. I'm very...

Thank you.

I was working on an idea for a brand. It didn't quite work out like I expected. Next time I'll do it on the computer. I didn't realize I left my finger prints behind. I figured if I ever get the chance to make it up north to Canada for an extended trip in the wilderness, maybe some one can...

The inside is finished. I've got another coat of varnish to put on the exterior, and it'll be done. I milked this build out for several months and I have enjoyed it. The weather is warming up and I'm getting anxious to see how this design does.

There is no way I would have put a video of my stupidity out there. I don't even clutter up my fish and ski motor boat like that. Things should have been strapped in, out of the way and I would've been on my knees for better stability and/or praying. Why do people think it can't happen to them...

I put the seat back 10" from center. I sit more then I kneel, and my belly may hang far enough out... I think the seat in my little 13 solo Mohawk sets about 6 inches back, and it seemed a little close. Roy

Ready to go! I love it. I never take the time to do test stuff. I know I should. Great job on test panels. Roy

Lots of finish sanding on the deck plates and gunnels. I urethaned the seat webbing I need to drill a drain hole in each end of the canoe, so water can drain out when flipped upside down. I thought maybe to drill an angle through the inner stem Instead of drilling through the center of the deck...

If I remember correctly you epoxied the ends of the seat frame to the sides of your canoe? Did you put a rail underneath? I considered epoxying the seat ends to the rail, but I figured it be fine screwed down. I did tilt the front of the seat down a little. Dropping the front of the seat in my...

I'll do that next time. The cherry veneer was the only thing that kept it together. A chunk of walnut! You mean like epoxied to the hull around the lining hole? That would look spiffy 🤔. Hey Jim, did you mention before about brushing polyurethane on the webbing? Maybe to preserve it and keep...

I glued in the rails it sets on. I screwed the seat to the rails with the torx head decking screws, just in case I need to replace the seat or adjust if needed. The first seat made for it, didn't turn out very well. I was going to use natural cane, but messed up cutting the groove that the...

Whew Boy! Yep I cut one scupper 3/8" deep and 3" wide. Put my inside gunnel in and cracked it, ugh 😩. I fixed it the next day. So skip the scuppers. With Gamma fixen to get rolling on his Raven build, I better get with it. I just finished my seat today. I used 1/2" nylon strap. I've been...

It's like canoe dancing. I've never seen anything like that.

Great! Another Raven, I look forward to following along on this one. What stem type are you going to use? You mentioned the depth, I didn't realize how deep it was until I started planning how to install my seat. It is 1 inch deeper then my tandem 16' Wabnaki. At the speed I'm going, you'll...

Maybe my stems were just a little to beefy along with the heavier wood I stripped it with. I looked back over your Raven build, more then once, and noticed you didn't put decks on it. Thanks Mem. Warming my shop up now. Going to cut scuppers on the inside gunnels and finish the seat frame. I'll...

The weight of my Raven after inside glassing is 46 pounds, plus or minus a little. I'm using poplar veneered with cherry on the inside, and poplar veneered with walnut on the outside. They are 3/4" square. One 15'6" gunnel is 2 pounds So I figured about 8 pounds for gunnels. The seat will be...

Thank you, I wish it was going to come out closer to your Ashes canoe weight. This hulk is going to be pushing 60 pounds. Ugh 😩

Uh oh it's a solo canoe also. Looks bad for you. Your better do some major sucking up.

Happy New Year Bob B. 2023 was good. May 2024 be better.

A light sanding with 120 grit. I see where I had not done a good job squeegeeing the excess off. But it'll be good. Maybe I'll build one and paint it on the outside hull, but this one I'll finish it clear.